Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] crypto: chacha20 - convert generic and x86 versions to skcipher

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On Fri, Dec 09, 2016 at 02:33:51PM +0000, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> This converts the ChaCha20 code from a blkcipher to a skcipher, which
> is now the preferred way to implement symmetric block and stream ciphers.
> 
> This ports the generic and x86 versions at the same time because the
> latter reuses routines of the former.
> 
> Note that the skcipher_walk() API guarantees that all presented blocks
> except the final one are a multiple of the chunk size, so we can simplify
> the encrypt() routine somewhat.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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